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The growing incidence of cybersecurity threats in health care has led the Health Information Trust Alliance to issue security preparedness guidance. Found within its Common Security Framework, the safeguards can be used by organizations to gauge their readiness to combat cybersecurity threats.

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About 85% of health care organizations accessed information about threats to health data available through the HITRUST Cyber Threat XChange program, while 5% contributed information about potential indicators of compromised systems, a recent review found. The program was designed by the Health Information Trust Alliance to support health care groups sharing information about threats to data security. The report shows that indicators of compromise aren't being shared because organizations aren't identifying the threats internally.

The hype surrounding Big Data has many in the industry wanting to invest in the technology. But in order to see value in the investment, organizations need to first examine whether their data is mature enough for such a move, identify what business problems the project will solve and be realistic about the challenges tied to the effort, writes Steve Huffman, CIO of Memorial Health System in Indiana.

The CMS and the HHS Office of Inspector General have released two proposed rules meant to provide a three-year extension of the safe harbor program for EHR system donations, pushing the end date to Dec. 31, 2016. The proposed rules would also eliminate an e-prescribing requirement and revise language regarding qualifying EHRs.

The Health Information Trust Alliance has introduced the Cyber Threat Analysis Service, or C-TAS, which it dubs a collaborative cybersecurity platform tailored for the health sector. The service offers a way for health systems, drug firms and other health entities, as well as federal agencies including HHS, to protect medical technologies, EHRs and the health care infrastructure from cybersecurity threats.